What was found
HEAVY AND SLUGGISH ROLL CONTROL IN AILERON. RETURNED TO LAX. INSPECTED AILERONS, FOUND NOTHING PROTRUDING. ALSO INSPECTED ALL BOLTS, ALL ARE SECURE. CONTROL YOKES FEEL NORMAL. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2000
- Submitted
- August 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120347
- Aircraft time
- 4,275 hours, 6,116 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Aileron
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.